“Here come the British.” That, of course, has been a battle cry of Americans since the days of Paul Revere. However, in the case of the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, it has an entirely positive ring. In fact, the girl (Martha) on the cover of my recently released narrative, The Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, was a lone British trekker that I met along the way. That, folks, takes a bit of guts, as women rights are not as well developed in...

Foreign culture–think extremely foreign, high mountains–high as a mortal such as myself will every get, extreme poverty–poorest place I ever saw, different kind of people–Sherpas are toughest humans on this planet, and danger–High Altitude Mountain sickness and hypothermia. The Annapurna Circuit offers a hint of an expedition-style journey for an average person such as myself. The Himalayas are easily the...

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http://www.amazon.com/review/R3FWJ576VHLLUD/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=1453862234&linkCode=&nodeID=&tag= Yesterday, my Pacific Crest Trail narrative, Skywalker–Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail, received the above Amazon book review. The reader specifically mentioned that she appreciated my “unabashed honesty.” Well, let me say I greatly appreciate that. Most of the 98 book reviews for this narrative...

“In some basic respects, Sherpas are simply different from your average mortal.” “I was a fish out of water in this land of cold, altitude, and rushing water.” These are two sample quotes from my most recent outdoor adventure narrative, ‘Getting High–The Annapurna Circuit in Nepal’. The principal message I am trying to convey is simply that life at high elevations in the Himalayas is different. The...